Fertilizer-distributer.



No. 655,048. Patented luly 31, I900. w. A. BREEDEN.

FERTILIZER DISTRIBUTE".

(Application filed June 8, 1900.)

(No Model.)

co. Favour-4a.. msqmomu, nv c NITED STATES PATENT OFFICES WELCOME ADAMS BREE'DEN, or McCOLL, sou'rn CAROLINA.

Pearlure -njlsrmeureet SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent 110, 55,048, dated 3a, 31, 19cc.

Application filed J'une 8, 1900.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, YVEL'OOME ADAMS BREE- DEN, a citizen of the United States, residing at McColl, in the county of Marlborough, State of South Carolina, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fertilizer-Distributers; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in fertilizer-distributers of that class in which a vibrating plate or bar forming the bottom of the hopper is actuated by tappet mechanism to feed the fertilizer from the hopper to the ground.

One object of the invention is to provide a fertilizer-distributor of this character which is simple in construction and effective in operation and in which theparts are combined and arranged in such manner as to sec'urefa stable structure 'andobviate liability of derangement or injury to the feed mechanism by casual shocks or blows.

A further object of the invention is to mount the vibrating feeder-plate so as to secure a much more thorough and effective feed of the fertilizer than has heretofore been sei. so

cured and to utilize the tappet mechanism to serve also as braces for the'supporting-wheels.

With these and other minor objects in View the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, combinatiomand arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter more fully described,and particularly pointed out in the appended claim.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevational view of a fertilizer-distributer embodyingmy invention. Fig. 2 is a central vertical longitudinal section of the same. Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the supporting-wheels and connecting parts. Fig. 4 is a detail View of a modified form of vibrating feeder-plate. I

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, in which like reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, the numeral 1 represents the frame of the distributer, which comprises the two longitudinal side bars 2, connected at front and rear by cross bars 3 and interme Serial No. 19,606. (No model.)

diately by other cross-bars 4, located upon opposite sides of the centers thereof, as shown. To theupper surfaces of the beams are secured the stilts or handles 5, and to the un der surfaces thereof the bearings 6, in which the ends of the shaft 7, carrying the supporting-wheels 8, are mounted. These wheels arelo'cated on the interior of the frame and between the side beams and are mounted upon a hub 9, rig'idly connected with said shaft. Extending around this hub is a series of tappet pins or bolts 10, which are securely connected tothe wheels and serve to impart vibratory motion to the feeder-plate, herein after described, and also act as braces to hold the wheels firmly and securely connected and to reinforce the hub 9.

The hopper 11 is mounted upon the cross bars 4 and isformed of the inclined side pieces 12 and end pieces 13 and stayed by standards or upright braces 13, extending up wardly from the frame and secured to said side pieces. The bottom of the hopper is formed bya vibrating feeder-plate l4, mounted at its forward end to move in a vertical plane upona hinge or pivot15, secured to the front wall of the hopper, and provided at its rear end with an opening 16 for the attach ment of a cord, cable, or like connection 17 thereto, whereby it may be elevated and held fixed against the action of the tappet mechanism to preventthe discharge of the fertilizer contained within the hopper whenever desired. The feederplate inclines downwardly and rearwardly in the usual manner and is mounted to move between guards 18, secured to the end walls of the hopper and forming continuations of the side walls thereof, said guards serving to form a chamber in which the feeder-plate vibrates and to shield the same from injury by strains, shocks, or blows. The feeder-plate is provided at its rear end with a contact-piece consisting of aplate or strip of metal 19, having one end secured thereto and the other end curved downwardly and rearwardly and forming a resilient ton gue,which normally rides upon the tappet pins 10 and is alternately raised and lowered thereby, whereby up-and-down vibratory mo tion is imparted to the rear end of the feederplate, and thereby the fertilizer is shaken up and is fed rearwardly through the discharge- -plate and at the same time to make provision for the absorption of any undue vibration of the tongue and forceful operation of, the feeder-plate, which may occur when the suption. s

The feed ofthe fertilizer from the hopper may be readily and conveniently regulated.

21, mounted to slide vertically between the rear-Wall of the hopper and cross-bars 22 and 23, applied, respectively, to. the projecting rear ends of the side walls of the hopper and to the. stilts or handles 5. The upper end of; the. valve orslide-gate is formed into a handle 24, which is, located so as to be convenientlygrasped by the operator, and the lower end of this, handle is slotted, as at 25, and a pin 26 is passed through this slot and fixed v in the, bar 23andrear wall of the hopper and serves to. guide. the valve in its movement. By raising and lowering thevalve the size of l the disehargeropening may be increased or diminished,.as desired, and the feed of thefertilizer thus regulated. F. r .f

The mechanismfor forming the furrow to receive. the seed is. not. herein shown, as it forms no part. of my present. invention.

A. tongue or pole 27 is attachedto thefront endof the frame for the attachment, thereto of the. draft-animals, and plow-shovels 28 are arranged at the rear of the fertilizer for covering. the same in the usual manner.

The. operation of myimzproved fertilizer-distributerwill be readily understood from the foregoing: description, taken in connection with. the accompanying,- drawings. The fertili zi'ng; material. which, is. tobe distributed is placed in the hopper, the draft-animals at.

the field in the usual manner. As themachi'ne; is dragged along the spring-tongue or discharge at therear of the machine,*the fertili'zer being distributed and covered up by the following plow-shovels. The amount of fertilizer discharged may be conveniently regulated by simply raising or lowering the valve and the feed of fertilizer stopped at any time. by elevating'the rear end of the feederplate and holding it against the lower endof .therear wall of the hopper through the mediumof the operating-cord", as will be readily porting-wheels strike astone or other obstruc understood.

Instead of making the tongue 19 independent of'the feeder-plate and attaching it there- 1 to I may form it integral with said plate, as through the medium of a valve or slide-gate details of construction may be made; within the scope. of the invention without departing from the spirit. or sacrificing any of the advantages thereof.

Having thus. described my invention; what "charge-opening at. its rear, sideguards do pendingfrom and forming continuatiens of :the side walls of the hopper, a, vibrating feeder-plate hinged or pivetedat; its forward 1 end to the-hopper and arranged to movehetween said side guards, supporting-wheels carrying tappet; devices, a. downwardly and rearwardlycurved contactpieee upon the :freeend' of the feeder-platezto engage" said tappet devices,means-forelevating thefeederplate toclose the bottom of. the hoppemand a. vertically-movable valve orgateatthe rear Q of the hopper-and cooperating with thefieederplateto control thedischargeefi fertilizer therefrom, substantially as described-.. cached, and themachine then dragged over- 2 In, testimony whereof I have hereunto set ,my hand in presenceof two. subscribing wit messes.

ADAMS B-REEDEN;

'Witnesses; V

R. K. BREEDEN I JAMES B.REEDEN..

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